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Toshiba Canon SED (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display) SED, codeveloped between Toshiba and Canon, looks technically like a world-beater. Tags:SED Info SED TV

Canon/Toshiba SED Technology a flat panel with a tube at every pixel
The old cathode-ray tube is still the gold standard when it comes to exhibiting rich color, smooth motion and deep blacks with superb detail. So Canon and Toshiba used the same technology to create a better flat panel. Called SED (surface-conduction electron-emitter display), it […]

Toshiba Canon SED
(Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display)

SED technology
50-inch flat-panel HDTV
1,920 X 1,080 resolution
100,000 : 1 contrast ratio
less than 1millisecond response time
1/3 less power usage than plasma sets
Truer, sharper color

It’s still not officially a product; no announcement of final pricing or availability, but on paper, SED, codeveloped with camera maker Canon, looks like a very strong product indeed.Tags:Canon […]

Plasma and LCD HDTVs may soon be sharing shelf space at your local electronics store with a new flat panel technology called SED TV. Developed jointly by Canon and Toshiba; SED stands for Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display.
Canon started development on this imaging technique back in the mid 1980s and joined up with Toshiba for the project […]

Experience the superb image quality of SED at the SED theater. The 36-inch screens on displays demonstrate how SED — the Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display — combines sleek, flat panel lines with the superior performance of a CRT. Like a CRT, the SED shoots electrons at a phosphor-coated screen to emit light. Tags:SED Info